Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

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Leisure rules.

After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.

• Released: 1986-06-11
• Genres: Comedy
• Runtime: 1h 43m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.6/10 from 5,655 votes

Directed by John Hughes.

Top cast

• Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller
• Alan Ruck as Cameron Frye
• Mia Sara as Sloane Peterson
• Jeffrey Jones as Ed Rooney
• Jennifer Grey as Jeanie Bueller
• Cindy Pickett as Katie Bueller
• Lyman Ward as Tom Bueller
• Edie McClurg as School Secretary
• Charlie Sheen as Boy in Police Station
• Ben Stein as Economics Teacher

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off

• United States: stream on Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV, Paramount+ Roku Premium Channel; watch free on Kanopy, Hoopla; rent on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube; buy on Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
• United Kingdom: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, ITVX Premium, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; watch free on ITVX; rent on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, JustWatch TV Store, Amazon Video, Sky Store; buy on Apple TV Store, Rakuten TV, Amazon Video, Sky Store, YouTube
• India: rent on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video; buy on Apple TV Store
• Canada: stream on Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Super Channel Plus, Super Channel Amazon Channel, StackTV Amazon Channel, fuboTV, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads; rent on Apple TV Store, JustWatch TV Store, CosmoGo, FlixFling, YouTube; buy on Apple TV Store, CosmoGo, YouTube, Amazon Video
• Australia: stream on BINGE, Paramount Plus, Paramount+ Amazon Channel, Foxtel Now, Stan, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Basic with Ads, Binge Amazon Channel; rent on JustWatch TV Store, Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV; buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, YouTube, Fetch TV

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